as in filled
possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified
a city government that is rife with malfeasance and corruption
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Recent Examples of rife
Initial public offerings were rife in the European beauty space in 2024.
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Investigators have only just begun looking into the origin of these fires, which started last Tuesday, but conspiracy theories have been rife online.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Accusations of scheduling favoritism were rife during the T20 tournament too.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Following the conclusion of WrestleMania 41, a period traditionally marked by roster changes and new storylines, speculation is rife about which NXT talents will be making the jump to the bigger stage.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Investigators have only just begun looking into the origin of these fires, which started last Tuesday, but conspiracy theories have been rife online.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Accusations of scheduling favoritism were rife during the T20 tournament too.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Following the conclusion of WrestleMania 41, a period traditionally marked by roster changes and new storylines, speculation is rife about which NXT talents will be making the jump to the bigger stage.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rife
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The 124th Running of The Dinner Party Stakes A crowded field turned toward the final stretch of the 1 1/8-mile turf run, the last race before the evening’s main event, before Fort Washington pulled away with Cash Equity surging.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Instead of calling bringing employees back into crowded offices, the administration should be using telework as a way to close the budget shortfall, said Service Employees International Union Local 1000, in a Thursday statement.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2025
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Analysts say the meeting could pose a tipping point for their fraught ties.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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Leaders at both Sacramento City Unified and St. Hope characterized Thursday’s renewals as an opportunity to create a better partnership as school and authorizer following the fraught renewal process.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Roses are celebrated for their exceptional fragrance, abundant varieties, and season-long blooms—and now, there’s one with a royal pedigree.—
Lauren Thomann,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 May 2025
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Locales that can provide the cheapest, abundant energy while possessing tech-savvy human capital for data centers and tech companies will be at a huge advantage.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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And for gear aficionados, Night Divides The Day is awash in images of guitars, keyboards, drums and even Morrison’s microphones and harmonicas.—
Gary Graff,
Billboard,
14 May 2025
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Public education is awash in scores, statistics and trend lines.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Andrew Weitz — a style consultant and men’s fashion expert who steers a firm called The Weitz Effect — recently fielded a call from a client with a packed European itinerary on the horizon.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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The lunch was part of a packed schedule for the president, who is currently touring the Middle East.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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As judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers writes that finance VP Alex Roman’s testimony was ‘replete with misdirection and outright lies’ on the question of ‘when’ Apple decided to impose a 27% commission on outbound transactions.—
Vivian Toh,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2025
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The popular neighborhood Toronto bar, inside a brick Victorian building blocks from the University of Toronto’s campus, is replete with billiards tables and a full rack of liquor.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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“Rife.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rife. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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